Composing punching machine for the production of registering strips for automatic type-line-casting machines



1,608,012- 0. WOLTERS ET AL CTION OF REGISTERING MATIC TYPE LINE CASTING MACHINES Noy. 23 1926.

GOMPOSING PUNCI-IING MACHINE FOR THE PRODU STRIPS FOR AUTO Filed June 21 1924 7'Sheets-Sheet 1 M 7 7 5 a 5 F 5 lnren ton Nov 23' 926.

0' WOLTERS ET AL COMPOSING PUNCHING MACHINE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF REGISTERING MATIC TYPE LINE CASTING MACHINES STRIPS FOR AUTO 7 sheets She-et Filed June 21 TION OF REGISTERING Nov. 23 1926.

I O. WOLTERS ET AI- COMPOSING PUNCHING MACHINE FOR THE PRODUC STRIPS FOR AUTOMATIC TYPE LINE CASTING MACHINES File d June 21 1924 7 s t s t s Inventors No v. 23 192s.

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STRIPS FOR AUTOMATIC TYPE LINE mm. 23 Q 1926. 1,608,012

O. WOLTERS ET AL COMPOSING PUNCHING MACHINE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF REGISTERING STRIPS FOR AUTOMATIC TYPE LINE CASTING MACHINES Filed June 21, 1924 7 s 5 t 5 Fig. 7.

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013M151)ifilll'IP' ENQIQHIE'G' MACEIFE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF REGISTERING STRIPS 'FUR. AUTQMATIC TYPE-LINE-CASTING MACHINES. x

Application filed June 21, 1924, Serial No. 721,524, dnd in Germany May 5, 1922.

This invention has for its object to utilize for type line-casting the advantages of the indirect composing method, by meansof registering strips which have stood the te:t for 5 the production of single cast type.

The econhmical success is-in this cam even greater than for the single type-casting. An automatic type casting machine operated by means of a registering strip has three times the eiliciency of a machine opera-ted by hand.

An additional advantage is, that in this case not only'tli'e registering paper strip the product, from the type-punching machine, but-also that theicast lines, theproduct from H the casting-machine, can be conveyed from place to place and dispatched to any destination. Factories having only moderate capital can send their registering sfrips for casting 2"- to more important factories which have automaticcasting machines, so that they need not invest any caiptal in casting machines. Practical automatic apparatus for l necasting machines are known; theyare operated by electric contact-closing with the aid of .apaper registering strip in which each p type is represented by a group of holes, generally two holes. The composing punching machine according to the invention is capable of producing suchregistering strips.

This small-sized mashing which is easy ,to transport owing to its light weight, and the driving motor of which can he fed from any lighting main, doesnot require much 3, space ancldoes not cause any. disturbance by radiating heat, smell or noise. The machine is of simple'constru'ction and the attendance of the same requires no special mechanical nor composing skill. A special advantage of this machine is that there are no corrections in the registering strips as, these corrections are made prior to the punching of the registering strip in the auxiliary line c omposed of matrix-like elements, said auxiliary line serving for the adjusting oil the puucln ing mechanism, executed by the composer by hand in the same simple manner known from composing machines.

Serious disadvantages are thus avoided which are connected with the registering .terval.

strip-punching machines in which the. de pression of the ke s of a key board operates the punching mec anism for each type.

The control of the length of the lines is also quite easy, as the measuring mechanism utilizes the advantage that at the line-casting a mechanical compensation is produced by the elastic justifying by Wedge spacers.

The Wedge spacers are represented in the line of elements by rigid elements which are of exactly the same construction as the elements which represent types and signs.

, As regards the mechanical composition the composing-punching machine is similar to the well known composing casting machines in which matrices circulate which have V- shaped distributing teeth Matrix-like elements circulate inthe machine which efiect the adjusting of the punching mechanism. These elements have no moulds for casting but marks which serve to operate the punching mechanism when theyare circulating through the machine, They are "of "a thickness according to the thickness of the types and fitted with control tokens for the comoser.-

The circulation of the-elements in the maill chine is carried out in 'accordance with the proceedings known from the matrix compos ing machine.

The elements are releasedirom the megazine by depressing keys, juxaposcd in a collector to form a line the length of which is regulated by the measuring mechanism to the accurate length of-the line to be composed. The line is raised by an elevator and brought by a feeding slide into the position in which the separating, feeling and distributing take place, loy cooperation of the mechanism arranged accordingly, in such close succession that the line which in the meantimehas been made ready in the CGlllGC. tor can move up immediately without in The efiiciency of the machine depends therefore only on the skill at the composer. As the line is formed in the collector from left to right, the punching takes place in inverse clirectionbeginning with the character which has been composed last, the group of loo fer-red onto the feeding slide which brings the line into the position which is necessaryv to pass along the separating-feeding and distii uting mechanism,

thus finished.

The circulation of-the elements in the machine and'the releasing of the functions of the same in connection therewith produces the following proceedings:

By depression of a key, a Fig. 2 of the key board B, the locking pawl 2, which is constructed like an elbow lever and pivotally mounted on pivot pin' 3,

is disengaged from the'draw bar 4:. This draw bar 4 is therefore pulled upward by the'action ofit a spring?) with the resultthat an escapeinent 6, the nose T of which engages with a notch of the draw bar 4, is

' drawn along. The elements in the magezine channels are thus released in the well known manner. A lever P is hingedly con-- nected by means of a'p1n 4* with the draw 'bar {l ,j its other end being pivotally mountcentric is returnecl to the Zero position so;

that the locking pawl 2 is brought again in engagement with the drawbar by the action of spring 5 so that it isready for a new depression of key.

The elements are conducted by the conveying band 9 through channel 9, the cover plate of which is omitted in Fig. 1', 'into the collector l), where they are arranged side by side .by the action of a star wheel to form a line.

The collector D consists essentially of a I guide bar 10 on which the finished line is transported by a collector carriage (Figs. 1 and 3) to the lift. In order to obtain the accurate length of the printing line to be produced indirectly by the elements a measuring mechanism is, connected with the collector l), the construction of which is shown in 3."

An abutment 27 reaching onto the path of the line serves to Stop the first element of the line and at the same time to determine the left end of the line, said abutment 27 being adjustably fixed on" a plate 12 of the line measuring ,mechanism by means of a clamping device27 The clamping device 27* comprises a pointer 13 indlcat ing on a scale 14 the adjusted length of line in any desired measure, for instance in typographic units or in average width'of characters. The plate 12 of theline measuring mechanism carries three adjustable bars'l5,

18, 17. The bar 15 forms at its upper left the circulation being for instance key.

part an abutment which, when the line space is completely filled with elements, strikes against a stop 18 and limitsthus the maxi mum length of the line,

Bar 15 has teeth in its lower edge which gear with'a pinion keyed on shaft 19which' is 'journaled in the plate 12 of the line ineasnr ing mechanism. On this shaft. 19 a ratchet- .wheel 20 is further mounted. A pull spring 21 tends to pull the bar 15 constantly from left to right, this being howeverprevented by a pawl -22. "engaging with the ratchet wheel, said pawl having two teeth. At the state of rest the front tooth engages with the ratchet wheel and loclis the same against rotation. .Whe'n certain keys are struck which, although they release an element must not bring a type element into the line of composed matter so-that they do not consume any space in the printed line, the pawl is advanced for one moment so that the rear tooth, which is displaced with regard to the 'front tooth'for about one hah of a space between two teeth, engages with the ratchet I wheel. This ratchet wheel 20 is thus released so that it is free to execute a rota tion equal to, one half of a space between two teeth. At the return movement of pawl 22 it oscillates again for the distanceequal to onehalf space between two teeth so that atone to-alnd-fro'movementof the pawl 22' the ratchet wheel 20'rotates for one space between two teeth, the bar 15 moving to the right for an equal distance. As the position other 15 indicates the maximunrlength .of-ithe line of elcments,'this line is length- 1 ened, at every depression of a key which serves for the insertion of afilling element or element which is .not-eto be printed, for a distance which is equal to the thickness of thiselemenL-so that the'maximum length of the line to be printed is not influenced by the elements. The filling elements are elements which do not serve to conti'ohthe casting of a type in the type casting machine but merely to control a certain function of the stamping machine, vforinstance for a sign indicating the end of the line, the pelyertingto another type magazine and the The minimum length of the line is determined by the pointers 16 andl'? on the This minimum length re bars 16 and 17. suits-from the maximum length, which is determined by the bar 15, in that one deducts from it that length which at the ins 'titying of the line is filled either-by the spacing by means of the wedge spacers or by blankmatrices added to the said wedge spacers. For taking, at the determination of the miiiiinnm length. into consideration the space occupied by the filling elements which do not regu ire any printing scale 14 is fixed-at 14son the 1:)

scale 1% participates in the shifting opt ice, the.

bar. on which are rotatably mounted two pinions 2%, 25 and a feed wheel 26 with spring barrel 2?". The pinions 24c, 25 and the feed wheel 26 are rigidly connected with one an other by 'a common 'hub.- A spiral spring located in'the spring barrel 2? tends to constantly rotate the feed wheel 26 and the pin ions 24:, 25 and to move from right to left the bars 16,17 which mesh by means of teeth with the pinions 2e, 25 respectively. The rotation of the feed wheel 26 and consequently the movement of the bars 16, 17 is normally prevented by a. pawl 26*- having two teeth. At the depression of the wedge spacer or interval key this pawl is oscillated forward and backward so that at the changing of the engagement of the two teeth of the pawl the wheel 26 is rotated of the width of one tooth. The bars 16 and 17 are moved to the left, the bar 16 approximately double the distance of bar 17 in accordance with the diameter of the pinions. The distance of which the bar 1'? is moved corresponds with the space which can be filled by a. justifying wedge and the distance'of which the bar 16 is removed corresponds to the space which can be filled by a justifying wedge and by a filling element, the thickness of this filling element being selected in accordance with the space to be filled. The bars 16, 17 comprise each two pointers 16", 17 of 'which only the pointer 16 is completely visible'onthe drawing and which indicate on the scale the space to be filled by the justifying elements. While the pointers 16 16 and 17 17 cover one another at the position of rest, they are spaced as soon as the wedge spacer key has been depressed once or several times, the distance between the corresponding pointers'increasing at every depression of this key. This distance magazine. They are taken from these auxiliary magazines by hand and inserted by hand. at the beginning of the line of elements the thin filling elements being inserted the side bf the wedge spaces designed to space the words, when theend of the line is to be between the two pointers 17 and 16F. the thiclter filling elements are to rted Wl'i-Gll the pointer it which has n farthest the left hand direction arriv d the end of line out stands nearer tc this end The bar 15 carries further a stud 23' running in a groove of the ea ers than the distance between the two pointers 16 and 17 If the distance between the end of the line and the pointer 16 is greater than the distance between the pointers mentioned the line is too short and has to be has an extension 34 .by which said handle is locked in the position of rest. The abutment 18 is also locked at this occasion whereby exceeding ofthe maximum length of the line is prevented. In order to pusha line out the handle 31 is slightly turned forward and then released The line transferred" to the lift gets onto a V-shaped toothed bar or prism 35 which with the aid of a hinge 36 is suspended to a pulling strap 87 guided over a pulley 3S journaled in the upper part of the machine frame. The pulling strap is wound up on a pulley 89 on the driving cam shaft K. This pulley 39 sits loosely on the cam shaft but is adapted to be connected with the same by a clutch when the lift is to be started so that, owing to the rotation of the cam shaft. the; strap 37 is wound on the pulley 39 and raises the lift. p

The lift is securely held in its highest osi tion by a locking hook 40 gripping un er a nose ll, fixed. on the lift prism 35. The locking hook 40 is fixed on an axle 42 which carries at its front end a lever 43, the lower end of which projects at i on the path of the feeding how 45. When this feeding bow arrives at the extreme right position in which all the elements have moved away from the. prism 35 it strikes against the end of lever 43 and makes this lever oscillate so that the locking book 40 fixed on the same releases the nose 4-1, whereuponv the lift descends by gravity into the positionfor receiving a line of elements. 'ltt this move ment of the distributing lift a parallel guiding is ensured by two .piuions; 4-7, 48 keyed on an axle 46 connected with the prism 31" which pinions gear-with racks f9, 50. As the pinions can rotate only through equal angles the distributing prism cannot incline and is guided parallel to itself down to the lowest position. lln order to ensure that the liftprism 85 hangs down, always vertically and that the elements do not come in contact with the machine frame when the lift prism is being lifted a special guide roller 51 is arranged at the-left of the prism said roller frame and securesthe prism in the-upper position and in the lower inclined position necessary for receiving the elements.

When the collector carriage is being transferred into the lift, the nose 123 of the collector carriage 12 strikes against the end 124 of a lever 125 and makes this lever;

. composed of two parts which are connected with one another by suitable screws and washers of convenient. thickness. It embraces at its upperpart at 132 a bushin 134 having'an annular groove and mounte on thecam shaft K. This bushing is movable in axial direction on the cam shaft K but connected by key and groove with this shaft so that it participates in the rotation of said shaft.

Two rollers 135 mounted on the enlarged part132 of the clutchlever 131 so that they can be easily rotated are adapted to move with some play in the annular groove but draw the bushing 134 along to the right or left when the coupling lever executes greater movements.

At the movement to the right a cone 136 connected with the bushing 134' is pressed into a conical cavity of the lift pulley 39 and presses the same against a lift roller 52- and this roller against a disk 63 rigidly connected with the cam shaft K. A solid coupling between the two lift rollers 52 and 39, on the one hand and the cam shaft K, on the other hand is thus produced so that the lift rollers must rotate with the. continuously rotating cam sha'ft,-the strap 37 winding up on the roller or pulley 39 which makes the lift prism 35 ascend. The movement of lever 131 is produced in the following manner. At the movement to the left of the lower end of this lever the upper end of the same bears at first against a locking hook 138 which engages in front of a locking piece 139 fixed between the two part: of the clutch lover. The entire lever 131 executes consequently an oscillation to the left. A'link.

lever 142 which pivots around a pin 143.

Atthe horizontal end of this elbow lever the locking hook 138 is arranged,- At the oscillation of the elbow lever the locking hook 13811101788 downward and slides off the locking piece 139. Before this occurs a toggle lever 145, 146 pivotally connected on the one hand at 147 with the lever 131 and on the other hand at 148 with the machine frame has been oscillated so far that it --is stretched. A pull spring 149 is further put under tension at this movement and a stud 150 slides in aslot guide piece151 at first to the left. If now the locking hook 138 releases the other end of lever 131 the .pull spring 149 tends to pull the lever 131 again to the right at which occasion the toggle lever 145, 146 which had been stretched, is

bent in downward direction instead of in upward direction owing to the action of the weight of rod 152 which presses upon the stud which connects the two levers 145, 146.

This bending which is. only very slight serves to prevent for the moment the bending of the toggle lever in upward direction. As, consequently, the lever 131 and its stud 147 cannot move to the right it is oscillated by the action of spring 149 around this stud. At this occasion the rollers 135 come in contact withthe right side; of the annular groove of bushing 134 and bringlthe cone 136, under the action of spring 149, in en-' 'gagement-with the conical cavity of the roller 39 effecting in this manner the above described clutching of the lift rollers 39 and 52 on thedriving cam shaft K so that the lift prism 35 is raised. As soon as this rism arrives at the upper position serving for the delivery of the elements it strikes against the surface 153 of an abutment lever 154 which is pivotally mounted on a neck screw in the rear side of the machine frame and has another arm155 with which the rod 152 is hingedly connected with the aid of a neck screw. The lever 154, 155 is thus pivoted around the neck screw, not'visible on the drawing, and the rod 152 is slightly raised for such a distance that the toggle,

lever 145, 146, the middle stud 157 of which engages with a slit in the rod 152, is bent in upward direction. .As this bending is not limited by any stop the spring 149 pulls the lever 131 farther and brings at first the lower end of the same back-to the position of rest, the movement of stud 159 hav-- ing previously been stopped by the end of the slot in the guidepicce 151. In conscquence of the continued oscillation of the lever pivoting around the stud 150 the upper end of said lever swings to the left and engages-behind the locking hook 138, the lower end swinging to the right and returning the lever 131 into the position ofrest. At this occasion the coupling of the winding up rollers with the-cam shaft is disengaged by the pulling back of bushing 134 into the position of rest. T

The windingup roller 52'serves for pulling back the feeding slide 45 by means of a string attached, on the one hand, to said roller 52 and, on the other hand, to said slide 45 the repeatedly bent end of which feeding slide carries a plate 53 which, by

the action of a spring, is pressed against the left end of the line of elements .to be distributed. The important part of the feeding slide 45 consists of a rod of round steel the right hand end of-iwhich is fixed in a carriage 64. This carriage has rollers 55, 55 running on a rail 56 (Fig. 2) and it is pulled to the right, through the intermediary of a string 56*": guided over a pulley 57 from the spiral spring on thespring barrel 58. The right hand end of the distributing slide 45 with the plate 53 controlled by said spring feeds the line of elements to a separating slide 62 which, through the inof the lower pair are interrupted at ,the

point at which the feeling levers-T of the feeling mechanism bear against ,them'from either side. in the gap thus formed ashort auxiliary spindle 61 is arranged, which is' situated under the spindles 60 and designed to seize the nose g; on the lower edge of the element 2. inorder to secure the conveying of the element. For the feeling the travelling elements must be stopped a moment. With this object in view the convey ng spindles 59, 61 have at onepoint an irregular thread, the irregularity being of such hind that the thread ascends at first more rapidly at 5 than the normal scope whereon follows a short stretchwithout pitch, at c, and then a stretch of more pronounced pitch (Z which merges into the normal thread.

' One of the spindles of the lower pair might be suppressed the remaining three spindles, two upper and one lower spindle, being sufficient for the secure guiding or the elements.

The feeling mechanism might be arranged in front of the distributing mechanism. In this case a separate separating device is required and the circulating clementsmust be of special construction. The short stop of the element takes place in this'case directly after the separating which may be executed in horizontal or'in vertical direction. In Figs. 5 and 5 an arrangement of this type is shown for separating in horizontal direction.

When the feeling mechanism is built into the guiding for the distributing spindles (Figs. l and 6) the feeling proceeds in the following manner :The elements arrive at the feeling position at c, raised by the separating slide 62" into the path of the distributing worms, where they are stopped for a moment. This arrest'isutilized for feeling off the elements, which have suitable marrks, by sixteen feeling levers 76 and to transmit by ,two of these feeling levers to apunching mechanism the'elfect produced by twomarks. The proceeding is illustrated in Figsol, l, 6, 7 and 8. Fig. 8 is a plan view of Fig. 7. The'feeling levers are elbow levers pivotally mounted on an axle 79; The longer end of each' feeling lever 76 has a tooth 77, the other end forming a knifecdge 80. This knife edge engages at the feeling off ofthc element with an incision of said element whereby the longer end of the elbow lever is forced to execute a corre.-. sponding movement. Each element has two incisions at special points characteristic for the element. Of the sixteen feeling levers '4' 6 the knife edges 80 of two of these levers will at the feeling off engage with the incisions of one element so that the other end of these feeling levers having the tooth 7? will execute a movement in upward ordownward direction.

The movement of the feeling lever 76, at the feeling off of an element, producedby the engagement of the knife edge 80 with an incision of the element is transmitted by the tooth 77 to an intermediate element 78 situated above or below said. tooth, said in- I terinediate element being thus brought into the path of a beating frame 81. The spring controlled feeling levers 76 are held at their longer arms by guide plates 82, 83 (Fig. 2). The guide plates are operated by two-armed levers 84, 85 oivotally mounted on an axle 86, 87 and the guide plates are connected with the longer arm of said lever. The short arms of levers 8e, 85 carry rollers-88, 89 and are controlled by cams 93, as. The guide plates are connected at the upper part with one-armed levers 90, 91 adapted to pivot around an axle 92. At a movement of the levers 85-90 or 84-91 caused by the cam .dlSikS 93, 94 a parallel displacement of the guide plates takes place. The punching mechanism is shown in Figs. 7 and 8.

The punches 95 are connected with the intermediate elements 78 by a joint. The

mutual positions of the punches correspond with the perforations to be punched in the 7 registering strip. The intermediate elements 78 are elbow levers on the short arms of which springs 96 act. Giving to the action of these springs the intermediate elements 78-are constantly pulled against the 97 and drives at i the adjusted punches through the paperstrip 105. The lever 97 pivots around the pin 98 and it is driven it-'- self by-a cam disk 106 from the cam shaft. Thelever, 99-is also operated from the driving cam shaft K through the intermediary of a cam disk 171.. Lever 99 pivots around stud 100 andv it is connected with a link 101 having feed-teeth 102 at its other end. The feed teeth 102' engage with the feed wheel 103 ,which is rigidly connected with the 'rubberroll 104 required for conveying the paper strip. After the punching the link 101, operated from the lever 99,- .makes the feed wheel 103 rotate through one step. At the same time the paper strip 105, moved by the rubber roll 104 andpressed by this roll 104 against the roll 104*, is conveyed to the new punching position. 1- I Y If'no eleTnentsshould be passing through the feeling mechanism a device enters into function which has for its object to throw out of gear the feeding of the paper strip and the movement of the beating frame. This device shown in Figs. 9 andlO consists of an elbow lever 206 the end 207 bf which has the shape of a rectangular plate,

lever being pivotable on an axle 208. One of the edges of the other end of lever 206 is bent at right angles perpendicularly to the lever and radially with regard to thev cam shaft K and has a surface 17 inclined with regard to the cam shaft. A lever 209 is further pivotally mounted on the axle 208 and carries at its end a roller 210 run- 'ning on the circumference of a cam disk 158 keyed on the cam shaft K. The levers 206,209 are pulled towards one another by i the action of spring 159'. A hub160 keyed -fork 161 carries a roller 163, adapted to roon cam shaft K carries a fork 161'constructed after the manner of the well known crown couplings and mounted on a pin 162. This tate around the-stud 164,'and a clutch dog 165 designed to come in. engagement with the opposite tooth 166 of disk106.

At every revolution ofthe cam shaft K the lever 209 is depressed and the lever 206 connected with it by sprmg 159 osc llates to the right as the spring 159 is stronger than the spring 167 of the lever206. If there is no element to be felt off, the ends 168, 169 ofthe feeling levers 76 adopt the positions indicated in Fig. 9 in' dotted lines. The plate 207 of lever 206 between the feeling levers 76, so that the other end of lever 206 withthe inclined sur face. 17 0 is brought in the path of the roller 163. The roller runs consequently up this inclined plane 170 lifts disengages at the'same time the coupling tooth 165 so that thecam disks 106 and 171 are uncoupled. The two levers 97 and 99 (Figs; 7 and Siwhich effect the movement of the beating frame 81 and the feeding of the paper strip are in this manner thrown said penetrates consequently off the fork 161 and t out of gear for one revolution. When an l/Vhe'n the feeling 06 takes place before '--.the elements get into thedistributing spindles 59, 60 a separate separating device is required as shown in Figs. and 5, in

which the elements standing infront of the distributing slide are elastically pressed against the wall 65. On this wall two ribs 66 are arranged which engage with corresponding grooves of the elements. Owing to the grooves which are of different depths in .accordance with the different thicknesses of the elements whichcome in engagement with the ribs 66 it is ensured that the back of the elements is always in the same plane and it is consequently impossible that more than one element can be separated at the same time. The separating slide 67 is hingedly connected at one end with a twoarmed lever 68 pivotally mounted on a pin 69. At the other end of the lever 68 a roller 70.\is fixed which slides on a crank disk 71 and is raised once at every revolution during a part revolution of 90 of the crank diskb By'this raising of the roller.70 the slide 67 is shifted through the intermediary of the lever 68in lateral direction towards the element and pushes the same in front of the distributing slide 45 into the position indicated by y The distributing slide 45 controlled by a crank disk 72 brings the elements after a half revolution of the crank disk 72 into the feeling ofi posi- 11011 1 designated" by g, the element being" pushed at the same time onto the distributing prism. In order to give the element a sufiicientlysecure'hold in the feeling off position 9 for the feeling off of the marks (signatures) and to ensure the same against toppling lever 74 is provided which through the action of the spring 74 is pressed elastically against the lower endof the element and participates infche move ments of the distributing slide '45? and of the element when they aremovin'g into the feeling off position 9. After the element has been felt off the lever 74 which is fixed on a pivotable axle 7 6 adapted to be shifted in longitudinal direction and pressed by the actionof a blade spring 78 against the crank disk .75, is lowered. The axle 76 of the lever 74 is jdurnaled at each end in one guide plate 79 which have each a bearing slot, this axle. 76 being thus adapted to participate in the displacer'nents of the lever 7 4.

Only one of the guide plates 79 is visible in 5. After the lever 7 4 has been lowered the element continues to advance in the dirction in which it has started to move until,

- spindles.

l merits have holes thro the action on the distributing slide re.

sulting from it. The controll ng of the device starting from the shaft 73 on which the cam disks 71, 72, 75 are keyed, proceeds as follows :-At the first quarter revolution the separating slide tiibrings the element into the position f. At the second quarter revolution (90) the element is brought by the distributing slide 15 into the position 7 the lever 7-41 being at the same time securely held by the cam 7 5. At the third quarter revolution the element isat rest, whereupon at the beginning of the last quarter of the revolution the lever 74: is at first depressed whereupon the element is delivered by the distributing slide 15 to the distributing When elements pass throu h the punching mechanism which have eeling marks on their surfaces the mechanism shown in Figs. 13, '14, 15, 16 isnecessary by means of which elements can be felt off which have holes in the required combinations.

Fig. 13 shows this mechanism viewed from the right hand side of the machine.

Fig. 14 is a plan view of Fig. 13,

Fig. 15 is a front elevation of Fig. 13.

Fig. 16 illustrates the transmission to the punching mechanism.

The line delivered from the lift 85 to be distributed is pressed in the distributing.

drawing) against buffer wall A.

number of feeler needles 181 project through i the louder wall 178. 'These needles 181 are s dapted to move in box 178 and they are held in the zero position shown in Fig. 14 by the action of springs 180. The eleh which the feeler he elements are beneedles penetrate wh ing pressed by the the butter wall 178.

Unly at those points which the element is intended to act by its characteristic mark n the feeler needles there are noholcs so that the corresponding ieeler needles 181 are pushed back when element is being pressed against the butter wall;

The two feelerneedles 181 which are operated by the solid parts between two holes of the element,-are thus pushed back and strike with their'ends 182 against two of the two-armed levers of the groups 183, 184. The two-armed levers or the groups 183, 184 are pivotally mounted on the pins 185 186 and conneeted'at their other ends with the elbow levers 187 13 and 16). The elbow levers pivot around the axle 188 and their'noses 189 bear on the intern iedi-= slide 19? against I weenie ate elements 780i the punching mechanism mentioned before. If two of the levers 183,

184: are pushed back by the t'eeler needles 181 the other end of said levers swings in opposite direction and draws along the elbow lever 187 hingedly connected with'thc same. y

The nose 189 of this elbow lever 187 exert-s a pressure on the intermediate element 78 When the beating frame 81 has arrived again atthe position of rest the intermediate element 78 is removed by the action of its spring 96 from the range of the beating frame, the elbow lever 187 and the levers 183, 18& being also returned to the initial position.- In .order to make possible on the one hand this returning to the initial. position and pm the other hand the separationof the element which after 'the feeling off must be conveyed to the distributing spindles, the buffer wall 178 is pushed back together with theelement in the direction towards the feeding slide 197. This occurs shortly before the beating frame has arrived at its position of rest. The pushing back of the bufi'er wall 178 is efiected through the intermediary oi alever 191 and of a combined cam dish 190 the latter serving at the same time for controllingthe separating and the feeding to the distributing spindles.

one end pivots around the axle 1933 and it entries in. contact at 192 with the buii'er 178. roller-"202 i rotatably mounted on other end of the lever .191. The cam disk 1% is keyed on the sale 194 this axle being connected with the distributing spindle 80 by toothed wheel transmission gear. At every rotation of the distributing spindle the-axle 19d executes also a revolution and the cam 1905011 the cam disk 199 pretse's the lever 191 against the bufier'wall. v

(Ewing to the buffer wall being pushed back the element 195 which hasjust been The two=armed lever 191'is fork-shaped at felt oil is released from the feeler needles 181 which have penetrated into the same and it isnow tree to be brought by the separat I i which is hingedly connected-with the sepap the line.

channels of the magazine.

I the thickness of the next thinnest of the elerating slide 196 shifting this slide to the left, as seen in Fig. 13, whereby the element 195 is separated from the other elements of As the elements are of different thickness a groove is milled into the thicker elements in order to prevent several elements from being separated;- at the same time. This groove is of such depth that the remaining part of the element at this point is equal to ments'. A nose 201 sliding through this groove prevents the separation of more than onefelement from the line? This arrangement; known per se, is applied in the form ofconstruction shown in the direction of the broad side of the element, it being otherwise normally applied in the longitudinal direction. The distributing slide 197 is moved in the direction towards the distributing spindles 59, 60 by a two-armed lever 203 which is also controlled from the I combined.- cam disk 190 and pivots around an axle 201 as said lever 203 ishingedly connected at 205 with said slide 197. The separated element 195 which has been brought in the path of distributing slide 197 shown in Fig. 14 at 195 in 'dot lines, is thus conveyed to the distributing spindles which grip the same and convey it into the lhe driving cam shaft K driven from a motor byrneans of a grooved cord pulley 171 (Fig. 1) serves for driving the machine. The different cam disks, clutches and lifting rolls are arranged on the left part of this shaft and on its right hand end a spur wheel. 172 is keyed which drives by an interme'- diate wheel 173 the toothed Wheels 174, 175, 176 of the distributing spindles.

In the form of construction of the machine illustrated on the accompanying drawings a shifting is arranged by which the circulation of separate elements for the capital letters is avoided.

The'shifting is effected in the following n'1anner:By the depression ofthe key a (Fig. 2) thc locking hook 2 is disengaged by the nose 108. bn lever 107. When the shift key is is being depressed the lever 109 of this key is oscillated around the shaft 110. The other end of this key lever 109, which is an elbow lever, acts 'upon an intermediate lever 111 pivotally mounted on a pin 112. The other end of the intermediate lever 111 ispivotally connected to a frame 113 extending over the biitire length of the key board and oscillably mounted on the shaft 11s. With this frame 113 a second frame :1 osbillablyis connected which is pivotailyf mounted on ashaft 116. A dog 117 on this frame 115 is connected by a link 118 with one of the locking hooks 2 which operate the releasing mechanism for the elements. At the depression of any of the norinal keys a the point 1 of keya can freely move. l/Vhen however the shift key marked 1 has been previously depressed and is held anism' is built into the spindle guide of the distributing mechanism. This element has depressed the frame 115 is pushed against I are shown in Figs. 11 and 12. Fig. 11 shows an element to be used when the feeling mechat its foot end a rectangular or triangular projection y to be gripped by the auxiliary distributing spindles and further for the separating slot for the separating and fdr the raising into .Fig. 17 shows an element for surface feeling by hole constructions. 'v and w are the operative points of the element and :12V

is the groove required for the separating.

Fig. 1 8 shows an element which by means of ribs 2, obtained by grooves cut into the surface, acts upon the feelers.

the path of the spindles, such slots being known from the compos- Fig. 18 is a side elevationof Fig. 18

on larger scale.

The elements shown in Figs. 11 and'12- may be provided-with edge marks in the form of projections instead of with incisions in the edges.

In this case another mode of operation is required for the feeling off of the elements. The elements do in this case not work passively in being felt off by the feelers of the ad usting mechanism for the punching mechanism dropping into the incisions of the edges, but actively in pushing away the feelers jections on the edges.

In all elements the type taken for the composer is preferably arranged at The ele ments which represent wedge spacers and those which have merely the signification of signals for the various purposes of the shiftof any suitable'shape.

\Ve claim 2-- 1. In machines for producing the controlling bands for operating band-controlled type-setting machines or band controlled matrix-setting and line-casting machines the by their pro in and are called filling elements may be rality of punch controlling means for .controlling the operation of said punches by said operating means and when properly actuated causing a punch to be operated, punch controlling actuating means for actuating said punch controlling means aplurality of circulating elements adapted to circulate in the machine each element representing a character or sign or punctuation mark the thickness of each of said elements being in proposition to the width of the character or sign or punctuation mark represented by the element, means on each element for control ling the actuation of one or more of said .punch controlling actuating means, a plurality of magazines each adapted to receive tributing means for distributing said"ele-" all'of said elements representing the same character or sign or punctuation mark, disan assembled line of elements into single elements, line-transferring means for transferring an assembled line of elements from said assembling means to said separating means, means for transferring the separated elements into said distributing means, said elements thereby passing said punch controlling means and causing one or more of the,

latter to be properly actuated, and means for controlling the length of the lines of elements.

2.1n machines for producing the controlling bands for operating band-controlled type-setting machines or band controlled matrix-setting and line-casting machinesthe combination, of a punching device containing a plurality of punches, punch operating means for operatlng said punches, a plu-' rality of punch controlling means for controlling the operation of said punches by said operating means and when properly actuated causing a punch to be operated,

punch controlling actuating means for actuating said punch controlling means consisting of feeling levers, a plurality of circulating elements adapted to circulate in the machine each element representing a character or sign or punctuation mark the thickness of each of said elements being in proportion to the width of the character or sign or punctuation mark represented by the element, means on each element for controlling the actuation of one or more of said feeling levers, a plurality of magazines each adapted the same character or sign or punctuation mark, distributing means for distributing said elements into said magazines, said distributing means consisting of spindles having guide grooves for the elements said feeling levers engaging with said guide grooves, releasing means for releasing said elements from said magazines, assembling means for assembling said elements after they have been released from said magazines into lines each line of elements representing a line of types consisting of characters, signs and punctuation marks to be printed, a key board, operatively connecting means for, op eratively connecting said key board to said releasing means for operating the latter by means of said key board, separating means.

for separating an assembled line of elements into single elements, line-transferring means for transferring an assembled line of elements from said assembling means to said separating means, means for transferring the separated elements into said distributing means,

said elements thereby passing said punch controlling means and causing one or more of the latter to be properly actuated, and means for controlling the length of the lines of elements.

3. In machines for producing the controlling bands for operating band-controlled type-setting machines Or -band controlled matrix-setting and line-casting machines the combination, of a punching'device containing a plurality of punches, punch operating means for operating said punches, a plurality of punch controlling means for controllin the operation of said punches by said ori inating means and when properly ac tuated causing a punch to be operated,.

punch controlling actuating, means for actuating said punch controlling means consisting of'a double system of feeling levers, a plurality of circulating elements adapted to circulate in the machine each element representing a character or sign or punctuation mark the thickness of each of said elements being in proportion to the Width of the character or sign or punctuation mark represented by the element, in the longitudinal edges ofeach element provided with cavities for controlling the actuating of one or more of said punch controlling actuating means, a plurality of magazines each adapted to receive all of said elements representing the same character or sign or punctuation mark, distributing means for distributing said elements into saidimagazines, releasing means for releasingsaid elements from said magazines, assembling means for assembling said elements after they have been re-.

leased from said magazines into lines each line of elements representing a line of types consisting of characters, signs and punctuation marks to be printed, a key board, operatively .to receive all of said elements representing llO character or sign or punctuation mark, disconnecting means for operatively connecting said key board to said releasing means for operating the latter by means of said key board, separating means for separating .an assembled line of elements into single elements, line-transferring means for transferring an assembled line of elements from said assembling means to said separating means, means for transferring the separated elements into said distributing means, said elements thereby passing saldpunch control-' ling means and causing one or-more of the latter to be properly actuated, and means for controlling the. length of the lines of elements. 1

4.'In machines'for producing the controlling bands for operating band-controlled type-setting machines or band controlled matrixsetting andline-castin machines the combination, of a punching cevice containing a' plurality of punches, punch operating means for operating said punches, a plu rality of punch controlling means for controlling the operation of said punches by said operating means and when properly actuated causing/a punch to be operated, punch controlling actuating means for actuating said punch controlling means consisting of a double system of feeling levers, a plurality of circulating elements adapted to circulate in the machine each element representing a character or sign or punctuation mark the thickness of each of said elementsbeing in proportion to the width of the character or sign or punctuation mark represented by the element,'in the longitudinal edges of each element provided with cavities for controlling the actuation of one or more of said punch controlling actuating means, a plug rality of magazines each adapted to receive all of said elements representing the same tributing means for distributing said elementsinto'said magazines said distributing means consisting of two groups of grooved distributing spindles, one grou) situated above the other group the spindles of the I lower group being interrupted at the part where said feeling levers engage with the grooves of said spindles. an auxiliary distribut ng spindle under the gap in said lower distributing spindles for guiding said elements, releasing means for releasing said elements from said magazines, assembling means for assembling said elements after they have been released from said magazines into lines each line of elements representing a line of types consisting of characters signs and punctuation marks to be printed'a key board, operatively connecting means for operatively connecting said key board to said releasing means for operating the latter by means, of said key board, separating means for '"fparating an assembled line of elements ingle elements, line-transferring means for transferring an assembled line of elements from said assembling means to said separating means, means for'transferring the separated elements into said distributing means, said elements thereby passing said punch controlling means and causing one or more of the latter to be properly actuated, and means for controlling the length of the lines of elements.

5. In machines for producing the controlling bands 'for operating band-controlled type-setting machines, or band controlled matrix-setting and line-castin machines the combination, of a punching device containing a plurality of punches, punch operating means for operating said punches, a plurality of punch controlling means for controlling the operation of said punches by said operating means and when properly actuated causing a punch to be operated, punch controlling actuating means for actuating said punch controlling means consistin of a double system of feeling levers, ap urality of circulating elements adapted to circulate in the machine each element representing a character or sign or punctuation mark the thickness of each of said elements being in proportion to the width of the character or sign or punctuation mark represented by the element, in the longitudinal edges of each element provided with cavities for controlling the actuation of one or more or saidpunch controlling actuating means, a plurality of magazines each adapted to receive all of said elements representing the same character or sign or punctuation mark, distributing means ior distributing said ele--- ments into'said magazines, said'idistributmg means consisting of'two groupsof grooveddistributing spindles, one group situated above the. other group the spindles of the lower group being-interruptedai; the part where said feeling levers engage with the grooves of said spindles, an auxiliary distributing spindle under the gap in said lower distributing spindles for-guiding said ele- J'ncnts the thread of said upper distributing spindles. and said auxiliary spindle being partly without slope, releasing means for releasng said elements from said magazines assembling means for assembling said elements after they have been released from said magazines int-o lines each line of elements representing aline of types consisting of characters signs and punctuation marks to be printed, a .key board, operatively connecting means for operatively connecting said key board to said releasing means for operating the latter by means of said key board, separating means for separating an assembled line oi elements into single elements, line-transferring means for transferring an asscmbledlineof elements from said assembling means to said separating means, means for transferring the separated elements into said distributing means, said elements there-' ated causing a punch to be operated, punchcontrolling actuating means for actuating said punch controlling means consisting of feeling levers, a plurality of circulating elements adapted to circulate in the machine each element representing a character or sign or punctuation mark the thickness of each of said elements being in proportion to, the width of the character or sign or punctuation mark represented by the element,

project-ions on each element for controlling the actuation of one or more of said feeling levers, a plurality of magazines each adapted to receive all of said elements representing the Same character or sign or punctuation mark distributing means for'distributing said elements into said magazines, releasing means for releasing said elements from said magazines, assembling means for assembling said elements after they have been released from said magazines into lines each line of elements representing a line of types consisting of characters signs and punctuation marks to be printed, a key board, operatively connecting means for operatively connecting said key board to said releasing means for operating the latter by means of. said key board, separating means for separating an assembled line of elements into single elements, line-transferring means for transferring an assembled line of elements from said assembled means to said separating means, means for transferring thejseparated elements into said distribut ing means, said elements thereby passing said punch eontrolling'means and causing one or more of the latter to be properly actuated, and means for controlling the length of the lines of elements,

7. In machines for producing the controlling, bands for operating band-controlled type-setting machines or band controlled matrix-setting and line-casting machines the combination, of a punching device containing a plurality of punches, punch operating means for operating said punches, a plurality of punch controlling means for controlling the operation of said punches by said operating means and when properly actuated causing a punch to be operated, punch controlling actuating means for actuating said punch. controlling-means consisting of feeling levers, a plurality of circulating elements adapted to circulate in the machine each element representing a character or sign or punctuation mark the thickness'of each of said elements being in proportion to the width of the character or sign or punctuation mark representedby the element, projections on each element for controlling the actuation of one or more of said feeling levers, a'plurality of magazines each adapted to receive all of said elements representing the same character or sign or punctuation mark, distributing means for distributing 'said elements into said magazines, releasing means for releasing said elements from said magazines, assembling means for assembling said elements after they have been released from said magazines into lines each line of elements representing a line of types consisting of characters, signs and punctuation marks to be printed, a key board,,operatively connecting means for operatively connecting said key board to said releasing means for operating the latter by means of said key toard. separating means for separating an assembled line of elements into single elements said separating means consisting of a separating box, an abutment on said box, ribs on said abutment on which said elements are guided in accordance with their thickness, line-transferring means for transi'erring an assembled line of elements from said assembling means to said separating the latter to be properly actuated, and

means for controlling the length of the lines of elements.

8. In machines for producing the controlling ba'nds for operating band-controlled type-setting machines or band controlled n'iatrix-setting' and line-casting machines the combination, of a punching device containing a plurality-of punches, punch operating means for operating said punches, aplurality of punch controlling means for controlling the operation of said punchesby said operating means and 'when properly actuated causing a punch to be operated, punch controlling actuating means for actuating circulating elements adapted to circulate in the machine each element representing a character or sign or punctuation mark the thickness of each of said elements being in proportion to the Width of the character or 125 sign or punctuation mark represented by the element, means on each element for coutrolling the actuation of one or more'of said punch controlling actuating means, a plurality of magazines each adapted to receive all said punch controlling means, a plurality of -,ot said elements representing the same ments into said magazines, releasing means ity of punch forreleasing said elements from said magazines, assembling means for assembling said elements after they have been released from said magazines into lines each line of elements representing a line of types consisting of characters, signs and punctuation marks to be printed, a key board, operatively con necting means for operatively connecting said key board to said releasing means for operating the latter by means of said key board, separating means for separating an assembled line of elements into single elements said separating means'consi'sting'of thescparating slide, line-transferring means for transferring an assembled line of elements from said assembling means to said separating means said transferring means consisting of an elevating slide, means'for transferring the separated elements into said distributing means, said elements thereby passing causing one or more of the latter to be properly actuated, and means for controlling the length of the lines of elements, said sep- 'arating slide, elevating slide and distributing means being arranged with regard to one another so that the separating of the elements from the composed line, the conveying of the elements along said punch controlling actuating means and to said distributing" means are carried.

9. In machines for producingthe controlling bands for operating band-controlled type-setting machines or band controlled matrix-setting and line-casting-machines the combination, of apunchingdevice contain ing a plurality of punches, punch operating means for operating said punches, a pluralcontrolling means for controlling theoperationof said punches by said operating means and when properly actuated causing a, punch to be operated, punch controllin actuating means for actuating said punci controlling means consisting of a system of feeling needles, a plurality of circulating elements adapted to circulate in the machine each element representing a character orsign or punctuation mark the thickness of each of said elements being in proportion to the width of the-character or sign or punctuation mark represented by the element, perforations in each element for controlling the actuation of one onmore of said feeling needles adapted to engage with the corresponding perforations of said elements and then to operate by their heads said punch controlling a'ctuatingmeans, a plurality of magazines each adapted to receive all of said elements representing the same character or sign'or punctuation mark, distributing means for distributing said elements into said punch controlling .means and said magazines, releasing means for releasing said elements from said magazines, assembling means for assembling said elements after they have been released from said magazine s into lines each line of elements repl0 1 resenting a line of typesconsisting of characters, signs and punctuation signs to be printed, a key board, operatively connecting means for operatively connecting said key board to said releasing means for operating the latter by means of said key board, separating means for separatin an assembled line of elements into sing e elements, line tr'ansferring means for transferring an assembled line of elements from said assembling means to said separating means, means for transferring the separate elements into said distributing means, said elements thereby passing said punch controlling means and causing one or more of the latter to -be properly actuated, and means for controlling the length of the lines of elements.

10. In machines for producing the controlling bands for operating band-controlled type-setting machines or band controlled matrix-setting and line-castin machines the combination, of a punching evice containing a'plurality of punches, punch operating means for operating said punches, aplurality of punch controlling means for control- ,95

hug the operation of said punches by said operating means and when properly actuated causing a punch to be operated, punch controlling actuating means for actuating said punch controlling means, a plurality of circulating elements adapted to circulate, in the machine each element representing a character or sign or punctuation mark the thickness of each of said elements .being in proportionto the width of the character or sign or punctuation 'mark represented by auxiliary elements designed to be joined with any one of said elements to form the corresponding capital letter, means on each element for controlling the actuation of one or more of said punch controlling actuating means, a plurality of magazines each adapted to receive all of said elements representfrom said magazines, assembling means for assembling said elements after they have been released from said magazines into lines.

each line of elements representing a' line of types consisting of characters slgns and punctuation marks to be printed, a key board, operatively connecting means for operatively connectingsaid key board to said releasing means for operating the latter by means for said key board, separating means for se arat-ing an assembled line of elements into single elements, line-transferring means for transferring an -assembled line of ele-Jgu 

